Tobacco 21: A resolution to protect children from

vaping and nicotine addiction
View the resolution adopted by ANCBH

(View other resolutions and endorsements)

 

Ask the Experts

View the new Q&A about whether a county commissioner who is preparing to fill the county commissioner seat on a board of health should take an oath of office.

 

Ask the Experts

View the new Q&A about the use of virtual platforms such as Zoom and Teams to conduct official BOH meetings and business, including NC regulations and special conditions such as a declared state of emergency.

 

ANCBH Awards Recipients for 2024

Individuals and organizations displaying outstanding performance in Public Health were announced at the November BOH Annual Meeting in Hillsborough, NC.  View the awardees.

 

Mr. Raul Gomez presented the 4th

ANCBH BOH Governance Network Zoom on: Public Health Preparedness & Response Framework

View the slides and Zoom video.

 

 

New ANCBH Board Member
Janet O. Clayton, MPH, REHS Person County Health Department Director was recently appointed to serve as Liaison to NCALHD.
View all ANCBH Board members

 

 

Hurricane Helene: Emergency Resources for Donors, Volunteers, and Affected Individuals
View a list of organizations and agencies that support hurricane relief efforts in Western North Carolina. The list will be updated as new resources are identified.  If you have suggestions for new entries, please email them to ANCBHBoard@gmail.com

​Updated Oct 22, 2024

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NC Lung Cancer Screening Stakeholders meeting
This meeting will focus on lung cancer screening and its connection to prevention and treatment.
November 15, 2024

 

View the ANCBH Administrative Assistant Job Posting.  Qualified applicants should apply now for this exciting new position. 

 

View the October 2024 ANCBH newsletter highlighting immunizations, Zyn(TM)-oral nicotine pouch, and animal rabies cases

 

Ask the Experts -
View the new Q&A about the voting role of a County Commissioner on a Board of Health

 

ANCBH Annual Members Meeting

November 14, 2024

Bonnie B. Davis Environmental and Agricultural Center

Hillsborough, NC

0930-2pm

View Program

 

HPV Vaccination Stakeholder Meeting

Join this inaugural meeting in September to improve HPV vaccination coverage.  Share successes and challenges, generate ideas, and promote action to improve HPV vaccination in North Carolina by identifying strategies for collective impact.

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View the August 2024 ANCBH Newsletter highlighting selected topics that are a current focus of the NC Division of Public Health.

 

ANCBH Awards
View information about the 3 awards and download the nomination form to recognize individuals or local Boards for their public health service excellence.

 

The Boards of Health Governance Network convened via Zoom on July 22nd to hear a fantastic presentation by Elizabeth Tilson, MD
State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer, NC DHHS. View materials from that presentation here.

 

Whew!  It's hot out there.
View CDC's Infographic on Extreme Heat and useful links to resources on preventing heat-related deaths in cars.

 

Are ALL of your higher risk adults immunized against RSV?  View the new ACIP/CDC recommendations that significantly change the landscape.

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View the June 2024 ANCBH newsletter highlighting forever chemicals and cancer surveillance resources in NC.

 

ANCBH launched the Boards of Health Governance Network at the inaugural virtual meeting on May 28, 2024. View information about this exciting new network.

 

ANCBH congratulates attendees at the 2nd Annual Public Health Nursing Conference "Investing in the Public Health Nursing Workforce" held on May 31, 2024 in Raleigh. View the highlights.

 

ANCBH is pleased to announce a new feature called Ask the Experts

Access information, opinions, and resources to help those working in Public Health from the menu bar above.

 

A new resource guide focusing on RSV in adults was posted April 16, 2024 to the Infectious Diseases: New Therapeutics section. 

 

ANCBH recommends reading the December 4, 2023 article by Will Atwater in
NC Health News:  Rose Hoban, Founder and Editor

Environmental Health: From creeks to clouds: The invisible invasion of microplastics. 

January was proclaimed as Radon Action Month in NC. Learn more about radon risks and testing. 

ANCBH February 2024 Newsletter was posted to the Resources tab above.

View the ANCBH Board of Directors Meeting Calendar for 2024

ANCBH November 2023 Newsletter was posted to the Resources tab above.

Calvert Jeffers, DVM and Ms. Eva Brown, MPA have been designated as Director Emeritus Board Members effective November 2023

Two advocacy letters were added to the Resolutions tab:  Access to Covid-19 antivirals in Underserved Populations and Violence to Public Health Workers

Orientation slides for new ANCBH Board of Directors Members have been added to the website.  

ANCBH revised and approved the Association's By-Laws at the September 20, 2023 Annual Meeting.

ANCBH announces 2023 Recipients of 3 Distinguished Public Health Awards:
Surry County Health and Nutrition Center and
the Office of Substance Abuse and Recovery
Surry County Board of Health
Stanly County Consolidated Health and Human Services Board
View the Press Release

Don't kiss your backyard poultry and small turtles! 
CDC warns of Salmonella risk to humans. Also see CDC Newsroom Tab above.

NC DHHS issues updated COVID-19 key treatment messages, information about product accessibility and an overview of treatment options to healthcare providers for outpatient treatment of COVID-19 (rev. September 6 2023).

ANCBH Board of Directors Benjamin Tillett, PharmD (Person) serves as President of NALBOH and Marielena Moreno-Garcia, BSN, RN, CCM, NE-BC (Alamance) serves on the NALBOH Board of Directors in addition to her liaison role to the NCLHD Accreditation Board

Interactive Maps – Organization and Governance of NC Human Services Agencies was added to the Resources Tab above

Vaccine Confidence:  A link to tools for Boards of Health and frontline providers was posted to the Resources Tab above

ANCBH thanks the 200+ public health nurses and 17+ speakers who attended the
Celebration in Greensboro, NC May 5, 2023  View more about the Conference